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What is the meaning of some think there might be more to him than there seems
What is the meaning of “pur sang”?What’s the meaning of “there are more of somebody than there are of somebody”?what is the meaning of 'there are worse ways doing this than that'Can “some” be more than 50%?the duplicated expression “over more than”Meaning of “He's got more bottle than a milkman”What is the meaning of a construction like “no less X than Y”?The precise meaning of “less to … than to …”?What's the meaning of “more apparent than real”?What does “more than intended with” mean here?
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Does it mean the person is suspicious or it means that he can do or he may know more than other people think he knows or he can do?
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Does it mean the person is suspicious or it means that he can do or he may know more than other people think he knows or he can do?
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Yes, to all of the above, depending on context. Can you tell us more about where you heard or read it, provide some of the surrounding text or dialog, etc?
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Well, without more context, he might be a psychopath, or he might be the next president of the... Never mind.
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Yes, to all of the above, depending on context. Can you tell us more about where you heard or read it, provide some of the surrounding text or dialog, etc?
– cobaltduck
7 hours ago
Thank you for your answer unfortunately I can't say where it was written or said because someone asked me the meaning of the sentence.
– user342815
7 hours ago
CONTEXT NEEDED!!!
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
1
Well, without more context, he might be a psychopath, or he might be the next president of the... Never mind.
– KannE
1 hour ago
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Yes, to all of the above, depending on context. Can you tell us more about where you heard or read it, provide some of the surrounding text or dialog, etc?
– cobaltduck
7 hours ago
Thank you for your answer unfortunately I can't say where it was written or said because someone asked me the meaning of the sentence.
– user342815
7 hours ago
CONTEXT NEEDED!!!
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
1
Well, without more context, he might be a psychopath, or he might be the next president of the... Never mind.
– KannE
1 hour ago
1
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Yes, to all of the above, depending on context. Can you tell us more about where you heard or read it, provide some of the surrounding text or dialog, etc?
– cobaltduck
7 hours ago
Yes, to all of the above, depending on context. Can you tell us more about where you heard or read it, provide some of the surrounding text or dialog, etc?
– cobaltduck
7 hours ago
Thank you for your answer unfortunately I can't say where it was written or said because someone asked me the meaning of the sentence.
– user342815
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Thank you for your answer unfortunately I can't say where it was written or said because someone asked me the meaning of the sentence.
– user342815
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CONTEXT NEEDED!!!
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
CONTEXT NEEDED!!!
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Well, without more context, he might be a psychopath, or he might be the next president of the... Never mind.
– KannE
1 hour ago
Well, without more context, he might be a psychopath, or he might be the next president of the... Never mind.
– KannE
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likely akin to the idiom: more than meets the eye TFD
A hidden significance, greater than is first apparent
As in:
Don't discount Fred as a candidate for this job — there's more to him than meets the eye.
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For instance, if you knew a fellow who was not real chatty and someone said to you, "I think that guy isn't too smart", you might reply "I don't know; there may be more to him than it appears." You would be saying that you see some evidence that he is smart, but he simply doesn't show it well.
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likely akin to the idiom: more than meets the eye TFD
A hidden significance, greater than is first apparent
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Don't discount Fred as a candidate for this job — there's more to him than meets the eye.
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likely akin to the idiom: more than meets the eye TFD
A hidden significance, greater than is first apparent
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Don't discount Fred as a candidate for this job — there's more to him than meets the eye.
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likely akin to the idiom: more than meets the eye TFD
A hidden significance, greater than is first apparent
As in:
Don't discount Fred as a candidate for this job — there's more to him than meets the eye.
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likely akin to the idiom: more than meets the eye TFD
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Don't discount Fred as a candidate for this job — there's more to him than meets the eye.
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For instance, if you knew a fellow who was not real chatty and someone said to you, "I think that guy isn't too smart", you might reply "I don't know; there may be more to him than it appears." You would be saying that you see some evidence that he is smart, but he simply doesn't show it well.
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For instance, if you knew a fellow who was not real chatty and someone said to you, "I think that guy isn't too smart", you might reply "I don't know; there may be more to him than it appears." You would be saying that you see some evidence that he is smart, but he simply doesn't show it well.
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For instance, if you knew a fellow who was not real chatty and someone said to you, "I think that guy isn't too smart", you might reply "I don't know; there may be more to him than it appears." You would be saying that you see some evidence that he is smart, but he simply doesn't show it well.
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For instance, if you knew a fellow who was not real chatty and someone said to you, "I think that guy isn't too smart", you might reply "I don't know; there may be more to him than it appears." You would be saying that you see some evidence that he is smart, but he simply doesn't show it well.
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Yes, to all of the above, depending on context. Can you tell us more about where you heard or read it, provide some of the surrounding text or dialog, etc?
– cobaltduck
7 hours ago
Thank you for your answer unfortunately I can't say where it was written or said because someone asked me the meaning of the sentence.
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7 hours ago
CONTEXT NEEDED!!!
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Well, without more context, he might be a psychopath, or he might be the next president of the... Never mind.
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